Bobbin made tape laces (braid laces)

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Varieties of this kind include Russian tape lace, Schneeberger lace, Idrija lace, Lepoglava, Hinojosa and Milanese. These laces are popular today particularly in Italy, Spain, and Russia. They go back to the mid 1500s in Italy and Flanders. Milanese tape lace is more complex and adds fancy decorative stitches and holes into the tape itself. Hinojosa, dating from at least the late 19th c through the 20th c, is from the south west of Spain and relies on changing the stitch used to allow the tape to expand and contract in width.

Recently there has been some interest in this form of tape lace which originates in Spain. One of our members, Carolina de la Guardia, has written 3 booklets of patterns, which also explain the…Continue

Good news! The Bridget M Cook and Metka Tratnik book Idrija Lace has been reprinted! It's been out of print for a while, and used copies on Amazon have been running about $350 USD. I just received my copy, which was £31.50 (about $46). See this page for ordering information: www.bridgetmcook.uk

Thanks for that link. Looks like a good method. I have tried weaving in the ends with a needle. But that has to be done after the lace is off the pillow, and causes some distortion. Her method avoids the distortion. I also noticed that she took the weaver on a very complicated path, to be sure friction would hold it securely, I suppose.